Nirjala Ekadashi 2026 in Sofia, Sofia-Capital, Bulgaria Parana time 05:50–19:52, Fri 26 Jun
Vrat · times in EEST
When is Nirjala Ekadashi 2026 in Sofia?
Parana time: when to break the fast?
Friday 26 June
Nirjala Ekadashi timings: fast, parana
- Thursday 25 June
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05:49Fast beginsat sunrise
- Friday 26 June
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05:50–19:52Parana timeto break the fast
Why is Nirjala Ekadashi on Thu 25 Jun in Sofia?
Nirjala Ekadashi is on Thu 25 Jun: Ekadashi holds that sunrise and all of its arunodaya.
Dashami through all of arunodaya and at sunrise; Ekadashi begins at 15:42.
Ekadashi through all of arunodaya and at sunrise. Ekadashi: 15:42 Wed to 17:39.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC+3). Band: the tithi. Box: Arunodaya. Light strip: day; dark strip: night. Sun: sunrise.
Smartas test Ekadashi at sunrise: it holds sunrise on Thu 25 Jun only, at 05:49: Thu 25 Jun. Vaishnavas test arunodaya: Dashami ended at 15:42 Wed, before it (04:13–05:49).
Breaking the fast
Smarta · Vaishnava · Fri 26 Jun, 05:50–19:52
Parana is on Dwadashi, after its first quarter (harivasara) and before it ends. Dwadashi runs from 17:39 on Thu 25 Jun to 19:52 on Fri 26 Jun; harivasara ends at 00:13. So parana runs from sunrise on Fri 26 Jun, 05:50. Dwadashi runs past midday: the Dharmasindhu reports that many keep parana to the first 3 muhurtas after sunrise, until 08:54.
The rule
Jyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi
The Ekadashi fast runs from sunrise until parana the next day.
- Smarta
- Ekadashi at sunrise; over two sunrises the first, or the second when Dwadashi grows too; with none, the day it is current (Nirnayasindhu).
- Vaishnava
- Ekadashi through arunodaya, the 96 minutes before sunrise, unpierced by Dashami; over two sunrises, the second.
- Breaking the fast
- on Dwadashi, after its first quarter (harivasara).